Linguistic consequences of language contact and restriction: The case of French in Ontario, Canada. By Raymond Mougeon and Edouard Beniak. (Oxford studies in language contact.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Pp. 247. Cloth $69.00.

Introduction Socio-historical background French-language spread Methodology Simplification Children and linguistic change Sociolectal reduction Aborted sociolectal reduction Covert interference Overt interference Core lexical borrowing Conclusion References Index